List of sportspeople with nicknames
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This is a list of sportspeople with nicknames.
Aviation sport
- "Mungo" = Mike Mangold,
[1] - "The Quick Corsican" = Nicolas Ivanoff,
[2] - "Witt" = Steve Wittman, [3]
Baseball
Basketball
Biathlon
- "The Cannibal" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen
[4] - "The Flying Frenchman" = Raphaël Poirée [5]
- "The King of Biathlon" = Ole Einar Bjørndalen [6]
- "Lucky Luke" = Simon Eder
[7] - "Rotkäppchen" (German: "Little Red Riding Hood") = Kati Wilhelm
[8] - "Oksen fra Geilo" (Norwegian: "The Ox from Geilo") = Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen [9]
- "Super-Svendsen" = Emil Hegle Svendsen [10][11]
- "Turbo-Disl" = Uschi Disl [12]
- "Willi the Kid" = Wilfried Pallhuber
[13]
Boxing
- "The Greatest" = Muhammad Ali
- "The Atomic Bull" = Endre Weibye [14]
- "The Ballet Dancer" = Salamo Arouch
[15] - "Baby Jake" = Jacob Matlala
[16] - "Big Bad John" = John McDermott
[17] - "Big George" = George Foreman
- "The Boxing Doctor" = Harold Reitman [18]
- "The Bronx Beauty" = Al Singer [19]
- "The Bionic Hand" = Gerrie Coetzee [20]
- "Chrysanthemum Joe" = Joe Choynski [21]
- "Dangerous" = Dana Rosenblatt [22]
- "Fraudley" = Audley Harrison [23][24] (intended to be an insult by Frank Warren)
- "Iron Mike" = Mike Tyson
- "The Ghetto Midget" = Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz [25]
- "The Ghetto Wizard" = Benny Leonard [26]
- "Ghost of the Ghetto" = Sid Terris [27]
- "The Human Hairpin" = Harry Harris [28]
- "The Knob Hill Terror" = Monte Attell [29]
- "The Lion" = Lennox Lewis
- "The Lion from Zion" = Roman Greenberg [30]
- "Little Fish" = Benny Bass [31]
- "The Little Hebrew" = Abe Attell [32]
- "Marvelous" = Marvin Hagler
- "The Newsboy" = Abraham Jacob Hollandersky [33]
- "Old Chocolate" = George Godfrey
- "La Petite Terreur" = Alphonse Halimi [34]
- "Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto" = Ruby Goldstein [35]
- "Slapsie" = Maxie Rosenbloom [36]
- "Star of David" = Dmitry Salita[37]
- "The Baddest Man on the Planet" = Mike Tyson
- "The Turk" = Carolina Duer
[38] - "Wild Man" = Pavlo Ishchenko
[39]
Bullfighting
- "José Falcón" = José Carlos Frita Falcao
[40] - "El Niño del Sol Naciente" = Atsuhiro Shimoyama
[41]
Cricket
Cycling
- "The Animal" = Ellen van Dijk,
road racing and track cycling rider[42] - "Afro-Bob" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider[43]
- "Amtrak" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[44]
- "Big Chuck" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[45]
- "Black Magic" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[46] (which he had stenciled on the back of his racing pants in 1985)
- "Breakaway killer" = Ji Cheng,
road cyclist[47] - "Bubba" = Burlin Harris III, BMX racing rider[48][49]
- "The Cannibal" = Eddy Merckx,
road racing - "Chasemainian Devil" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[50]
- "Choo-Choo Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[44]
- "Crazy Eric" = Eric Steele,
freestyle BMX rider[51] - "Dirt" = Brian Foster, BMX racing rider[52]
- "The Earthquake" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing rider[53]
- "Farmer John" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider[54]
- "The Fleein' Korean" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing rider[45]
- "The Flying Dutchman" = Robert de Wilde, BMX racing rider[55]
- "The Golden Child" = Eric Carter, BMX and downhill racing rider[56][57]
- "The Green Hornet" = David Zabriskie, road racing rider[58]
- "Jack" = John Prince, cyclist (and board track racing pioneer)[59]
- "Jake the Snake" = Jacob Heilbron, Cyclo-cross rider[60][61]
- "Johnny T" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider[54]
- "King of Skateparks" = Eddie Fiola, freestyle BMX rider[62]
- "Leopard Head" = Sam Pilgrim, Freerider[63]
- "Mellow Johnny" = Lance Armstrong, road racing rider (from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey)[64]
- "No Way Rey" = Hans Rey, bike trials rider[65]
- "The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy,
track cycling[66] - "Scrawny" = Donald Robinson, BMX racing[67]
- "Sheffield Steel" = Steve Peat, downhill racing rider[68]
- "The Snake" = Mike King, BMX racing[69]
- "Speeding Locomotive Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing[44]
- "Steam Engine Charlie" = Charles Townsend, BMX racing[44]
- "Stumpdog" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing[70]
- "Stumpy" = Randy Stumpfhauser, BMX racing[71]
- "T.I." = Takashi Ito, freestyle BMX[72]
- "Tomac Attack" = John Tomac, BMX racing, Cross-country and road racing[54]
- "The Tome" = John Tomac, BMX, Cross-country and road racing rider[54]
- "Torchy" = William Peden, racing cyclist[73]
Darts
- "Wolfie" = Martin Adams
- "The Flying Scotsman" = Gary Anderson
- "The Machine" = James Wade
- "Barney" = Raymond van Barneveld
- "The Crafty Cockney" = Eric Bristow
- "The Viking" = Andy Fordham
- "Mighty Mike" = Michael van Gerwen
- "Jackpot" = Adrian Lewis
- "Old Stone Face" = John Lowe
- "Darth Maple" = John Part
- "The Power" = Phil Taylor
- "Snakebite" = Peter Wright
Football
Association football
- "Ace" = Patrick Ntsoelengoe South Africa[74]
- "L'Artiste" ("The Artist") = Michael Olise France[75][76][77][78][79]
- "The Black Tulip" = Ruud Gullit Netherlands[80]
- "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy") = Diego Maradona Argentina[81]
- "Hulk" = Givanildo Vieira De Souza
Brazil[82] - "Kaká" =
- "La Pulga" (The Flea) = Lionel Messi Argentina [82]
- "Pelé" = Edson Arantes do Nascimento Brazil
- "Mary Queen of Stops" = Mary Earps England
- "R9" / “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon)= Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima Brazil[83]
- "Shoe" = John Moshoeu South Africa[74]
- "Slow Poison" = Lesley Manyathela South Africa[74]
- "El Tigre" = Radamel Falcao
Colombia[84][85] - "Trigger" = Jason McAteer
Republic of Ireland[82] - "The Wardrobe" = Papa Bouba Diop
Senegal[82][86] - "White Knight" = Matthew Booth South Africa[87][88]
American football
Canadian football
All players are Canadian unless indicated otherwise.
- "Indian Jack" = Jack Jacobs, American quarterback and punter of Creek heritage[89]
- "The Little Assassin" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive[90]
- "The Little General" = Ron Lancaster, American quarterback, coach, and executive[90]
Golf
- "Big Three"[91] =
- "Big Phil" = Phil Mickelson [92]
- "Magnificent Seven" =[93]
- "Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie [94]
- "Prince Bashful" (ハニカミ王子, Hanikami Ōji) = Ryo Ishikawa [95]
- "The Small Unit" = Chez Reavie [96]
- "The Goose" = Retief Goosen [97]
- "The Black Knight" = Gary Player [91]
Horse racing
Jockeys/Trainers
- "Bo-rail" = Calvin Borel flat (from his penchant for steering his mounts close to the rail)[98][99]
- "C-Team" = Felix Coetzee flat and Tony Cruz, trainer and former jockey
(with Cheng Keung-fai, owner)[100] - "The Long Fellow" = Lester Piggott flat[101][102]
Hockey
Field hockey
- "La Maga" (The Magician) = Luciana Aymar
- "Saini Sisters" = four sisters from Punjab
- "The Wizard" = Dhyan Chand [103][104]
Ice hockey
Martial arts
Judo
- "Rusty" = Rena Kanokogi [105]
Karate
- "Master Ishii" = Kazuyoshi Ishii [106]
Mixed martial arts
- "The Bear" = Mark Smith [107]
Rugby
Union
- "Billy Whizz" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing [108]
- "Robbo" = Jason Robinson, fullback and wing [108]
- "The Fun Bus" = Jason Leonard, Prop
- "Shaggy" = Will Greenwood, Centre
- "Pitbull" = Brian Moore, Hooker
- "Pine Tree" = Colin Meads, Lock
- "The Beaver" = Stephen Donald, Fly Half / Centre
- "The Judge" = Paul Rendall, Prop
- "Squeaky" = Rob Andrew, Fly Half
- "Alfie" = Gareth Thomas, Centre/Wing
- "The Iron Duke" = Bobby Windsor, Hooker
- "Uncle Fester" = Keith Wood, Hooker
- "Judith" = Craig Chalmers, Fly Half
- "The Great White Shark" or "JJ" = John Jeffrey, Flanker
- "Malmesbury Missile" = Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lock/Flanker [109]
- "Nobody" = John Eales, 2nd Row
- "The Chiropractor" = Brian Lima, Centre
- "Ox" = Ox Nché, Prop
- "Os" (Afrikaans nickname, which means Ox) = Os du Randt, Prop
- "Kwagga" = Kwagga Smith, flanker
- "The Enforcer" = Bakkies Botha, lock
- "The Beast" = Tendai Mtawarira, Prop
- "l'Homme des Cavernes" (The Caveman) = Sébastien Chabal, number eight
- "Pocket Rocket" = Brent Russell, Utility players
- "Pocket Dynamo" = Gio Aplon, Fullback / Wing
- "Slaptjips" (Afrikaans for potato chips or french fries) = Pieter Rossouw, Wing
- "The Viking" = RG Snyman, Lock [110][111]
- "Spiere" (Afrikaans nickname for Muscles) = Piet du Toit (b 1935 – d. 1996), Prop
[112]
League
- "Chariots" = Martin Offiah, British international Wing[113]
Skateboarding
- "Bam" = Brandon Margera [114]
- "Bucky" = Charles Lasek [115]
- "Little Fairy" = Rayssa Leal [116]
- "P-Rod" = Paul Rodriguez Jr. [117]
Snooker
- "The Rocket" = Ronnie O'Sullivan
- "Jester from Leicester" = Mark Selby
- "The Magician" = Shaun Murphy
- "The Pistol" = Mark Allen
- "The Hurricane" = Alex Higgins
Tennis
Track and field (athletics)
- "Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances
[118] - "The fastest man on no legs" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter [119]
- "Little Emperor" = Haile Gebrselassie, long distances [120]
- "Oz" = Oscar Pistorius, paralympic sprinter [121]
- "Lightning Bolt" = Usain Bolt, Olympic sprinter
[121] - "Pocket Rocket" = Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Olympic sprinter [122]
- "Stella the Fella" = Stella Walsh, sprinter
[123] - "Wonder Boy" = So Wa Wai, paralympic sprinter [124]
- "Baby Faced Destroyer" = Tirunesh Dibaba, Olympic long-distance runner [125]
- "King Ches" = Edward Cheserek, middle- and long-distance runner
[126] - "Malmo" = George Malley, steeplechase runner [127]
- "Chairman of the Boards" = Eamonn Coghlan, middle- and long-distance runner [128]
- "Yifter the Shifter" = Miruts Yifter, long-distance runner [129]
- "Flying Finn" = Hannes Kolehmainen and multiple other long-distance runners, see Flying Finn#Running
[130] - "Baby Jet" = Alice Annum, middle- and long-distance runner
[131]
Triathlon
- "The Chrissinator" = Chrissie Wellington [132]
- "Muppet" = Chrissie Wellington [133]
- "The Grip" = Mark Allen
- "The Man" = Dave Scott
Volleyball
Watersport
Diving
- "The Princess of Diving" = Guo Jingjing, [136]
Sailing
Surfing
- "The Black Night" = Mickey Dora, [citation needed]
- "Da Cat" = Mickey Dora, [141]
- "Eppo" = Michael Eppelstun, [142]
- "The father of surfing" = Duke Kahanamoku,
[141] - "Mickey" = Miklos Dora, [141]
- "Midget"" = Bernard Farrelly, [141]
- "Miki" = Mickey Dora, [141]
- "Mr. Malibu" = Mickey Dora, [citation needed]
- "Mr. Pipeline" =
- "The Wounded Seagull" = Mark Richards, [141]
Swimming
- "The Albatross" = Michael Gross,
- "The Baltimore Bullet" =Michael Phelps, [144]
- "The Lochtenator" =Ryan Lochte, [145]
- "Lucy" = Liu Zige, (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly)[146]
Other
- "Checo" = Sergio Pérez,
Formula One driver - "Cliff" = Griff Sanders, lawn bowler (alternative name, used by friends)[147]
- "DeG" = Patrick de Gayardon, skydiver and wingsuit flying pioneer[148]
- "Honey Badger" = Daniel Ricciardo, former Formula One driver
- "Iceman" = Kimi Räikkönen, former Formula One driver
- "Iron Lady" = Wendy Chai,
ten-pin bowler[149] - "Magic" = Joel Johnson, radio-controlled car racer[150]
- "Master Masami" (正美先生, Masami sensei) = Masami Hirosaka, radio-controlled car racer[151]
- "Miss Ping" = Leah Neuberger, table tennis player[152]
- "Mr. Monaco" = Graham Hill,
former Formula One driver - "Re-Pete" = Pete Fusco Jr., radio-controlled car racer[153]
- "Schumi" = Michael Schumacher, former Formula One driver
- "Super Dan" = Lin Dan, badminton player[154]
- "Tim" = Joseph Boggan, table tennis player[155]
- "White Warrior(s)" = Fung Ying Ki, Yu Chui Yee, Fan Pui Shan, Kwong Wai Ip, Chan Kam Loi, Hui Charn Hung, Yan Yun Tai and Chan Wing Kin, Chan Yui Chong, Wong Kit Mui; wheelchair fencers[156]
- "German Black Tri-Stars"(given by Koji Kato of NHK)[157][158] =
- "The Flying Sikh"
See also
- Nickname
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia